Raelene Nick Jessica Annabel Meegan Jacqueline Endersby Golding Buck Short Howlett Whitehouse R NG JB AS MH JW BSc (Hons) PhD BSc DPhil DPhil BMedRes ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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A pre-emptive intervention for the autism spectrum disorder prodrome had no immediate treatment effect on early autism spectrum disorder symptoms ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2019
• September 2019

CDKL5 deficiency disorder (CDD), a severe developmental and epileptic encephalopathy, is being diagnosed earlier with improved access to genetic testing, but this may also have unanticipated impacts on parents’ experience receiving the diagnosis. This study explores the lived experience of parents receiving a diagnosis of CDD for their child using mixed methods. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2022
• February 2022

MECP2 duplication syndrome is a rare but important diagnosis in children because of the burden of respiratory illness and recurrence risk ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2019
• November 2019

Researchers have found a clear link between the acquisition or loss of a family dog and the level of physical activity undertaken by children in the family, with the impact most noticeable in girls. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• News & Events
• News & Events at Telethon Kids
• 2024
• January

Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) is the most important cause of acquired cardiovascular disease in children and young adults. Virtually non-existent in most of Australia, it still predominantly affects Aboriginal communities. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Research Topics

Dr Nicole Hill A series of suicides among young people south of Perth in 2016 sparked a major overhaul of how support is offered to the people left ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Research Impact
• 2022
• Research translation

We review medical conditions that have been repeatedly highlighted as sharing the strongest associations with ASD-epilepsy, sleep, as well as gastrointestinal and immune functioning ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2019
• January 2019

Mori Y, Downs J, Wong K, et al. Longitudinal effects of caregiving on parental well-being: the example of Rett syndrome, a severe neurological ...

• Rett syndrome and Related Disorders
• Our Research

School-based surveys: Helping to stop Brazilian children from falling behind ...

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